»DA: Nurse ‘laundered’ money from $1.5 million COVID vaccine fraud to pay off her mortgage«
A Long Island nurse-practitioner “laundered” illicit gains from a bogus vaccine-card scheme by paying off the mortgage on her home with her NYPD cop husband, officials charge.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office is attempting to take $236,980 it alleges Julie DeVuono used to fulfill the mortgage on their Amityville, L.I., house, a court file obtained by The Post indicates.
The controversy has involved scores of New York city employees – including teachers and assistant principals – suspected of obtaining phony vax cards from Julie DeVuono’s Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare to comply with the mayor’s vaccine mandate.
DeVuono, the clinic’s owner and CEO, was busted in January on allegations she pocketed $1.5 million by selling the phony vaccine proof for hundreds of adults and children, and illegally registering doses with the state Health Department.
Julie DeVuono’s fraudulent COVID-19 immunization cards allegedly raked in over $1.5 million.
Marissa Urraro is accused of taking patients into a room and simulating providing immunizations.
Derin DeVuono, an NYPD pilot, was stripped of his pistol and badge and removed from active service after her arrest. Last month, he filed a lawsuit demanding reinstatement.
A civil forfeiture case filed by Suffolk DA Raymond Tierney raises several fresh charges. Among them:
–Julie DeVuono secured shipments of vaccination through a May 2021 arrangement with the federal Centers for Disease Control to give to patients for free. Instead, she and two co-defendants habitually “wasted” unneeded dosages — putting them in the trash..
–DeVuono established a code for homeopathic medicines to signal individuals who would not get vaccinated. Customers were penalized $85 per kid, and $220 per adult for each fraudulent entry on an immunization card ($440 for two) before Jan. 1, 2022; and $350 per bogus entry beyond that date. No such therapy existed, the claim says.
This contradicts what a number of DOE teachers told the Post. They persisted on receiving the injections and paid exorbitant sums for “detox” to counteract any unpleasant reactions.
–Nurse Marissa Urarro led patients into a room and “pretended” to provide the majority of shots. She “occasionally administered COVID-19 immunizations.”
DeVuono hid cash payments in a safe and frequently accessed the funds.
Police discovered $869,000 in cash stored in a room accessible to her spouse. When she was arrested, he was at home.
The attorney for DeVuono denied any wrongdoing.
Steven Gaitman of Gaitman & Russo in Garden City stated, “All of Ms. DeVuono’s income from her practice was lawfully obtained.” “She had a successful pediatric practice for many years. The allegation that Ms. DeVuono used illicitly obtained funds is categorically and categorically incorrect.”
Judge Gina Abadi of the Brooklyn Supreme Court ordered the Department of Education on December 30 to reinstate tenured teachers who filed a lawsuit because they were fired without due process. Betsy Combier, a paralegal who works for the teachers, stated that they will begin returning on Tuesday.
The city has not yet decided whether to appeal Abadi’s verdict, according to Nicholas Paolucci, spokesman for the Law Department.
»DA: Nurse ‘laundered’ money from $1.5 million COVID vaccine fraud to pay off her mortgage«